The Rutles, also known as
the 'Fab Faux', lampoons The Beatles' sound and
rise to stardom by taking songs like
"Help!", turning it into
"Ouch!", and "Penny Lane"
into "Doubleback Alley", as well as
several original songs written in 'The Beatles'
style.

In 1978, clips from the
original Rutles' sketch appeared on
Saturday Night Live, and America had its first
taste of the group. Audience response was so
positive, a full one hour Rutles'
mock-documentary: "All
You Need Is Cash" was produced and
released.

The film parodies the
Beatles' history with albums titled "Yellow
Submarine Sandwich", "Tragical History
Tour", and a twenty song album titled
"The Rutles" was produced to accompany
the movie release. It was this comic 'tour
de force' which also
provided the inspiration for the later rock,
mock-documentary: "This
Is Spinal Tap".